Example sentences of "it seemed possible [that] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She ignored the flickering screen , and let her thoughts drift on , because it was one of those rare times when she was thinking well , when striking and truthful ideas seemed to occur to her effortlessly , rising fully articulated into the mind , when it seemed possible that one day she might write poetry .
2 Since only a limited number of booklets had been issued to each school , it seemed possible that many teachers might well have seen and used it , a section at a time , in the form of photocopied sheets .
3 In the summer and autumn of 1989 it seemed possible that this might no longer be true .
4 As bile salts release PYY and PYY has been reported to slow intestinal transit time , it seemed possible that this peptide plays a role in the regulation of ileal motility .
5 It seemed possible that American impulsiveness or ambition might ignite a powder train from the Far East to Europe and accidentally precipitate the Third World War .
6 Because of the rigorous nature of fasting and bowel preparations before surgical resection of tumours , it seemed possible that these procedures could contribute to the hypocholesterolaemiac state .
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